July 19NHLA Twilight Meeting at Fuller Gardens, North Hampton, NH; 4-6 pm. Fuller Gardens is a public botanical garden that was once part of the summer estate of Alvan T. Fuller on the seacoast of New Hampshire. It’s a delightful oasis situated a stone’s throw from the ocean. The gardens feature horticulture at the highest level, with thousands of rose bushes and hundreds of varieties that bloom all season long. Formal English perennial borders, a Japanese Garden, and a tropical conservatory are all framed by sculpted hedges. We will begin with a brief orientation by Jamie Coleen, the Garden Director, and then you will be free to wander about the gardens on your own. Sandwiches will be served; please let us know if you have any special dietary requirements. Please RSVP to wickie@drawingroomink.com. This is a garden not to be missed – looking forward to seeing you there!

July 26
NH Plant Growers Association Summer Meeting 2017 at Black Forest Nursery and Garden Center in Boscawen, NH, for the 2017 New Hampshire Plant Growers Association (NHPGA) summer meeting. Evening starts with greenhouse and garden center tours at 3pm, and at 4pm we'll move across the street to the Winthrop Carter House for a business meeting. Dinner and drinks will be served. Guest speaker is Dr. Peter Konjoian of Konjoian’s Floriculture Education Services and affiliate faculty at the University of New Hampshire. For more information on attending and/or joining NHPGA, contact the president Jeffrey Meulenbroek at jeffrey@studleys.com or Ryan Dickson at ryan.dickson@unh.edu.

August

August 2NHLA Twililght Meeting at LandCare in Madbury, 4:30-6:30 pm. With a serious BBQ from our friends at Mojo’s in Portsmouth, a walk through the yard, and a quick show and tell about all the varieties of stone available for landscaping, masonry and building, we will feature August ‘Augie’ DeLuca from Rockridge Quarries in Montrose, PA. Augie will present a slideshow and tell us how they produce their large sized, precision-cut bluestone with state-of-the-art quarry and manufacturing processes. From the multi-ton blocks that come out of the mountain, it will be a great opportunity to see the finished products that make up the thermal, irregular sheets of large format patio stone and the precision-cut dimensional bluestone. With over 30 different kinds of wall stone, flag stone, and decorative round garden stone, you’ll see and hear about their New England and Northeast origins and the quarries that produce them. You will also see multiple displays of pavers and hardscape features for both installers and homeowners. This is an RSVP event for accurate headcounts. Please contact Shawn Simoneau, ssimoneau@landcareassociates.com, 603-743-3559.

August 23NHLA-UNHCE Twilight Meeting on Backpack Sprayer Calibration and Safety, held at Alliance Landscaping, 140 Rockingham Road, Auburn, NH, 5:30 - 7:30 pm. When you spray with a backpack sprayer, the amount of active ingredient delivered to the target can vary greatly! George Hamilton, UNH Extension Field Specialist in Hillsborough County, will lead a hands-on workshop to help you evaluate the effectiveness of your turf and ornamental spray applications. Key components include nozzle selection, calculating correctly, and calibrating for your sprayer pressure at your walking speed. We appreciate the cooperation of Alliance owner Brandon Swisher and NHLA Board member Jim Moreau in facilitating this event. To register, please call UNH Extension at 603-862-3200 or email Suzanne.hebert@unh.edu with your business name, phone number and email address, and the number of employees attending. Two Pesticide Recertificate Credits available.

September

September 9New Hampshire Landscape Certified Professional (NHCLP) Exam, written and plant ID portions, 1:00-4:00 pm, Millican’s Nursery, 187 Pleasant St., Chichester, NH. If are planning to take the exam, you must preregister. Info: www.nhlaonline.org/certification/exam.cfm.

September 13NHLA Twilight Meeting at Bedrock Gardens. You are in for a treat at Bedrock Gardens. Be sure to join us for a tour of these spectacular gardens, opening up specifically for NHLA on September 13. Bedrock is the creation of Jill Nooney and Bob Munger that is currently being converted into a public garden and cultural center for people interested in its horticulture, interesting plants, hardscape, sculpture, landscape design, and the arts. More details coming soon, but save the date!

November 14NHLA Dinner Meeting at The Puritan, Manchester, NH. Join us at the Puritan Conference Center, Manchester, NH, 5:00-8pm. Dan Snow from Dan Snow Stoneworks in Vermont is the guest speaker. Sponsored by Swenson Granite. Cost is $50 member, $60 non-member. More details to follow. Save the date!